Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-14

have prospered The wheat crop proved
abundant, and has been marketed az fast as
the railroad companies could handle il.
Men who have recently visited the region
in which this company's loans are placed
believe the outlook TO he excellent.
The ladies Of Delta lodge give a Is cent
cent supper at @. A. Il. hail. Thursday,
Oct. 90 Escalloped oysters baked beans,
etc. All invited
The foundation for the Judge Wheeler
Jamaica building, TO be located on Flat
street, is laid, and the building is partly
here, and the work of putting it up is TO
begin Monday.
The New London Northern railroad com
pany announce its annual excursion to New
York for Oct. 10Th to gath Tickets from
Brattleboro will be 81, good to return till
the 10Th. The narrow gauge road is in
cludsd at an additional cost Of from 81 As
for So. Londonderry tickets TO 30 cents for
West Dummerston
On Thursday night of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Church, awaking about If
| o'clock detected the smell Of smoke. and
on making search about the premises Mr.
Church at length discovered fire in the
upper part Of his barn, which is attached
10 the house Fortunately the fire was
still mostly confined 10 a broken bale of
hay, which was just ready TO burst into
| flames One corner Of an old straw bed
| lying near was also burning, and the side
of the ventilating shaft was scorched; but
Mr.. Church extinguished the fire with a
| few pnils Of water and without calling for
outside help or making any alarm. The
origin of the fire is a mystery.
Rev. Russell ~ Bellows will preach ut
the Unitarian church next Sunday morning.
The First Regiment band complimented
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller and Col Hooker with
serenades on Wednesday evening and we're
handsomely entertained.
The committee having in charge the new
enterprise under the name Of the People,
Electric Light and Power company are can
wasting for subscriptions to the capital
stock, and with good success
Winter apples are in moderate supply at
| Sl.5O TO 81. 10 per barrel.
The Bellows Falls hotel keepers are threat
ening to try the familiar hulduzing expert
ment Of cutting their own noses of because
they are not allowed 10 keep open bars We
advise our neighbor Swain for instance, to
set up II rum shop in his back office. and
then threaten to suspend publication if the
! public object 10 his breaking the law aud
keeping IA nuisance We fail 10 see why
the two eases would not be exactly parallel.
What is good law for one man is good law
for another
Frank f., Housh & Co have received an
order to print 10000 story books for the
! lvers & Pond piano company Of Boston.
| The piping for the steam heating appara
tus in the town hall is substantially com
| pleted, and the boilers are expected daily.
| The new floor was used for the first time at
last weeks fair dance
At the annual meeting Of the ladies' soc-
ETY. Of the Baptist church the following off
GERS were elected for the coming year:
%. President, Mrs J. J Estry vic. president Mrs.
| + II. Van Doom. secretary Mrs q l. Clary;
! treasurer, Mrs. r. ". Stoddari; directors. Mrs
narney Mrs :. II sherman Mrs l.. X Fuller,
! Mn. +. J. Parry, Mrs r W DeWof Mr., j A.
Bardwell, Mrs. II. II. Hackley, Mrs. L. W. Haw-
! ley Mrs T W Bruce
Business meeting next Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock in the vestry
c. +. Allen has issued his usual fall cata-
logue Of bulbs and winter towering plants.
II all housekeepers and flower lovers knew
with what ease profusion u winter bloom
can be secured by forcing common bulbs
like hyacinths, crocus and narcissus, his
stock would have large local sale.
We understand that the Indies Of the
! WOnan's Christian Temperance Union have
bargained for the rental If the old post Of
flee room in the town building and that they
mean 10 open there coffee and lunch
room. We don't know whether this move
is intended for thrust under Mr.. Pettee' $
fifth rib, but 1t X certain that the women
and the town agency will be very CLOSE
competitors for the public patronage, and
it would certainly be practicable for them
to have joint sign reading, you pays
your money and you takes your choice. 80
We don't owe Mr.. Pettec any grudge, but
if the two really come into rivalry our sym
pathies will be with the women every time.
Attention is called to the important auc-
tion sale in Putney advertised in this issue.
Taylor Bros. H. L. and J. g. are to
take up "A line Of fire insurance and will
have the agency Of the Phoenix Assurance
and Northern companies Of London.
Two or three real estate sales Of some
Importance, including that of the Hall place
ON High street, are 'on the string today.
but have not reached the closing point.